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Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/buggarSsnPI I’m thrilled that we’ll be joined by legendary record producer, Michael Lloyd, on this week’s episode! Here’s his bio… Michael Lloyd was Vice President of A&R for MGM Records by the age of 20, and for more than 45 years has been producing hit records and soundtracks, earning more than 105 Gold and Platinum awards, and selling over 150 mil...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EfQ80uEJQ5Y Buy "Five Star Music Makeover": https://amzn.to/2Uer7vi Learn more about Bobby and Michael's "Intro to Music Publishing" here: http://bit.ly/2Tx1DVQ Bobby Borg and Michael Eames are so incredibly well informed, and highly expert on so many aspects of the music business that it’s difficult to give them just one description! Publishing, man...

Watch Last Week's Episode: https://youtu.be/Lo6GMgjS7hI We can’t tell you who it is in this email because some people sometimes do crazy stuff when we disclose who some of our guests are ;-) We’ve actually considered having a guest of this gent’s stature wear a mask on the show! All secrecy aside, this Music Library CEO is going to listen to some of our viewers’ Film and TV Songs (no instrumentals...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xZm-nN4FXtw Every now and then we get a frustrated member who feels like TAXI’s A&R team just isn’t getting it right when it comes to his or her music. We have a Head Screener whose job it is to look at and do quality control on every critique that we send back to our members. The Head Screener is also the person who takes care of disputes over forwa...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SFAN_JuSk_Q Learn More about Erin: http://themusicindustrylawyer.com Check out Indie Artist Resource: http://indieartistresource.com We love having Erin Jacobson on TAXI TV! She’s smart, she’s super well informed, and best of all, she really understands what independent artists, songwriters, and composers need from an entertainment attorney. We know...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mPtv1e8aT1o James Kocian has been a TAXI member for years and has done a superb job of leveraging the contacts and relationships he’s made. His work ethic and incredibly positive attitude are the reasons we think he does so well. With that in mind, I’ve asked him to come up with 5 Habits that successful musicians often display. Take notes during this...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2xqXUV3xp3g Call Ilio at 818-707-7222 on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019, and you can get a discount on the Vienna Smart Orchestra! (Just let them know that you watch the TAXI TV with Martin and Chuck!) There’s a steep learning curve in mastering the art of using Virtual Orchestral libraries. Understanding how the various instruments are played and what...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GOeWaSTwvnw Find Out More about Dean: https://www.deankrippaehne.net CHECK OUT DEAN'S BOOKS "Demystifying the Cue" - https://amzn.to/2SEFE2L "Demystifying the Genre" - https://amzn.to/2I0O4gB "Write, Submit, Forget, Repeat" - https://amzn.to/2I207un • Do you know what the difference is between an instrumental and an instrumental cue? • Do you know wh...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l2OLf570mms TAXI CEO Michael Laskow celebrates 27 years of TAXI by reading stories of your accomplishments on this special episode of TAXI TV. ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opport...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g4zLTnqgmFg TAXI Member Brit Fox is going to be in town, so we've invited her to be on this week's TAXI TV! Brit is a mother raising a young child, so we're going to discuss how she balances her family life with having a budding music career creating tracks that have been heard on HBO, BET, Netflix, and more! ------------------------------------ Lear...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fy_Sb6AJ45M Get a FREE Copy of Rob's Mastering EQ Plugin until Friday, January 18th: http://bit.ly/2VUG6sf and enter the code TAXI2019 at checkout! When was the last time you were able to ask a Multi- (Multi, Multi, Multi, Multi…) Platinum, Multi-Grammy-winning Producer/Mixer/Engineer any question your heart desired? Yep, that’s what we thought! Well...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WJZ4yu4adb8 Find Out More About Steven: http://stevenmemel.com People have called Steven Memel a “genius” after seeing him on stage at our convention, the Road Rally. We’ve seen him create astonishing artist transformations right before our very eyes. His performance and vocal delivery strategies really work, and they work quickly! We’ve noticed that...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PZIq5ueKMUw Watch this episode, write the resolutions down, tape them to your bathroom mirror, and say them out loud every morning after you brush your teeth. Good oral and mental hygiene can make you healthy, wealthy, and wise! End 2018 in the best possible way, as Michael gives you 10 success strategies that he’s seen TAXI’s most successful members...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b7e40GkgzH8 Get Robin's Books ------------------------------ "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting" http://amzn.to/2gKyeI5 "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV" http://amzn.to/2ehZf0E TAXI TV favorite Robin Frederick will be in the studio this week to tell us about 10 mistakes that songwriters often make when writing for both film and TV and for records!...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ACIYiXtdxkw We're excited to have TAXI TV favorite and A&R Team Member Brooke Ferri back on this week's TAXI TV! Brooke really knows her stuff when it comes Film and TV music licensing; so for the first half hour of the show, she and Michael will going over the ins and outs of Music Publishing as it relates to Film and TV music! If you're new to TAXI...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V2PXHncEj2U We were unable to broadcast this episode last week because of an unforeseen emergency. We've postponed it to this week. Nothing gets us more excited than watching TAXI members progress and flourish. One of those members is Henry Winckel. He’s been a guest on TAXI TV before, and he was great! What makes Henry so cool is that he’s a great o...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WT4dBP7Ngm4 "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting" by Robin Frederick: https://amzn.to/2RXs4mU "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV" by Robin Frederick: https://amzn.to/2qU73ON "So You Want to Become a Media Composer?" by Adonis Aletras: https://amzn.to/2zjVQM5 "Writing Production Music For TV" by Steve Barden: https://amzn.to/2qUIlgY "Murphy's Law of Son...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YcZDYBEAKi0 The Road Rally went incredibly well, and we’re already back in the office bringing you more great opportunities for your music. We’re really excited to have two of our favorite guests on today’s show – Matt Vander Boegh and Chuck Henry! Both of them are among our most successful members, and two of the nicest people you could ever meet! T...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sGbBIyQvxrQ Chuck Henry is one of the most successful TAXI members of all time. He's cracked the code when it comes to doing mostly Instrumentals for TV and Film, and licensing them like crazy! Chuck will be joining us live in the TAXI TV studio on Monday so he can show us how to build Future Bass and Trap-Tension Cues from scratch! Chuck is going to...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uflErjx8Zlw The name Randon Purcell might sound familiar to you because his Passenger Profile interview has been running in the TAXI Transmitter for the last 3 months. The final installment will be out in a couple of days! As luck would have it, Randon is in Los Angeles this week, and is able to join us for a special episode of TAXI TV today at 4/7 p...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7TEgi68uSPM At last year’s Road Rally (TAXI’s free convention), I played an exciting orchestral cue titled “Across the Valley” by member, Martin Tichy. I love that piece, and the audience in the grand ballroom quickly understood why! As I got to know Martin better, it was pretty easy to understand why his music was so good -- in particular his orches...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zJ2Gtdl7wGM Music For Income Courses: http://bit.ly/2QCRGFS I’m excited to have a Music Library owner from far, far away join me on Monday for the live broadcast of the big show! He’s very smart, and by virtue of him living on another continent, I’m curious to see if there are any musical or business differences from U.S. music libraries that he can...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NT8lwKdxf14 Michael's going to be out of the office on Monday, so he asked Tom and I to come up with something new and fun for this episode! Our answer: TAXI Trivia! Get right answers, win a bunch of cool prizes: Several great books, and a Shure microphone! Tom and I are going to be asking you questions about all things TAXI––so be sure to do your re...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jXEDnwLEjgU Get Bobby's Book: amzn.to/2BlujwT Michael will be back in the saddle for Monday's TAXI TV, and he'll be helping you learn about one of his favorite topics -- Marketing Music! Fishing was a good guess, but not for this show ;-) Many of you know Bobby Owsinski for his best-selling books on engineering and mixing, but you may not know that h...

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rxrEgxWxu_0 Michael is going to be out of the office for this week's episode of TAXI TV, so he's asked Tom and I to cover for him again! This week we're going to be answering your questions about the TAXI Road Rally (TAXI's Members-Only Convention) and giving you insider tips on how to make the most of this awesome event! Tom and I have collectively...